Some conspiracy theorists believe contrails are chemicals being sprayed for nefarious purposes.
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Conspiracy theorists are traders in illusion – here’s how not to fall for their tricks.
The Rosalind Franklin rover.
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Delay has turned space mission ExoMars2020 into ExoMars2022.
Burnout is on the rise.
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Daily recovery can not only relieve burnout – it may also prevent it in the first place.
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The French president presents himself to all things to all people – leaving voters with less meaningful choice at the ballot box.
The Earth currently has two moons - but they won’t look like this in the sky.
Earth currently has a second moon - but it won’t stay long.
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The pioneering African-American “computer” has died aged 101.
Artist’s impression of Mars InSight.
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The InSights mission is producing the first evidence-based picture of Mars’s interior.
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The question is: how long will Rishi Sunak last?
Magic was an every day part of life in the Graeco-Roman empire.
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Across the Graeco-Roman Empire, the romantically challenged turned to magic to improve their chances
Arrokoth.
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Meet Arrokoth – one of the first generation of solar system objects.
Veganisme bukan hanya tentang apa yang dimakan.
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Veganisme etis sekarang dilindungi sebagai sebuah ‘keyakinan filosofis’. Namun, veganisme lebih dari sekedar pola makan nabati.
Para aktivis iklim dari grup Ende Gelaende, pertambangan batubara Hambach, di Jerman.
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‘Perubahan sistem bukan perubahan iklim’ harus dimulai dengan membuat permintaan yang spesifik. Ini caranya.
Veganism: not just that you are what you eat, but how you live.
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Ethical veganism is now protected as a ‘philosophical belief’. But it’s about more than just a plant-based diet.
A modern Christmas Carol.
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We have an innate desire to be reminded of darkness and mortality during the festive season.
Donald Trump has repeated a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine.
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How conspiracy theories, such as the Crowdstrike theory that Ukraine was behind the attack of the Democratic Party’s server, draw from storytelling techniques.
Boris Johnson: heading back to Downing Street.
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December 13, 2019
Paul James Cardwell , University of Strathclyde ; Costas Milas , University of Liverpool ; Hanna Szymborska , The Open University ; Helen Parr , Keele University ; Katy Hayward , Queen's University Belfast ; Ken Rotenberg , Keele University ; Kevin Albertson , Manchester Metropolitan University ; Sean Kippin , University of Stirling , and Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds
Our panel of experts analyse the results of the British election.
Protesters of climate activist group Ende Gelaende at the Hambach opencast coal mine in Germany.
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To get ‘system change not climate change’, we need to start making specific demands. Here’s where to start.
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The Conservative Party’s manifesto presents a modest £2.9 billion spending increase compared to Labour’s £82.9 billion spending programme.
Eleanor Antin Judgement of Paris (after Rubens), 2007, from ‘Helen’s Odyssey’
© Eleanor Antin. Courtesy of the artist and Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York.
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From art that centres the African-American experience to feminist retellings, the British Museum’s new exhibition explores culture’s enduring fascination with the legend of Troy
Titan imaged in the near infrared by the Cassini orbiter on November 13, 2015.
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Saturn’s largest moon has been fully mapped for the first time.